NSIP monitoring team writes Buhari over unpaid three months stipend
The independent monitors of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs. Sadiya…
Nasarawa Assembly member dies of coronavirus
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has lost a member to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even as the 23 members who attended the burial have been quarantined. Governor Abdullahi Sule, while…
Kaduna to prosecute anyone concealing COVID-19 case
Kaduna State Government has warned that anyone who conceals a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive status will be prosecuted. It has, however, traced up to 95 per cent of contacts and…
Trump warns Buhari against diverting $308m Abacha loot to fight Covid-19
The United States government yesterday issued a stern warning to the Muhammadu Buhari administration against any attempt to divert the $308 million to be repatriated from looted funds by former…
Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases jump by single-day record of 204 to 1932
Nigeria has recorded 204 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 1932: the total number of confirmed cases in the country and also a total of seven deaths in the last…
Wike berates FG’s neglect of Rivers in fight against Covid-19
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has decried the alleged neglect of the state by the federal government in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, saying there must be collaboration…
Dankaka’s Nomination: Senators accuse Buhari of violating Federal Character Principle
The nomination of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari has refreshed the controversy over the president’s violation of the principle of…
Editorial: Sanction Buhari’s aides who violated Covid-19 protocols at Kyari’s funeral
Reports that some top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have been denied access into the Presidential Villa in Abuja, after returning from the burial of the late Chief of Staff…
El-Rufai blames Kano Almajiris for increased Covid-19 infections in Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has stated that Almajiris deported from Kano state last week brought 21 cases of COVID-19 to the state. Speaking on Arise Television Wednesday, he said…
Traditional cure for Coronavirus ready soon – Ooni of Ife
Even as Gilead Sciences, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, yesterday announced “positive data” in the clinical trial of Remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, for the treatment of COVID-19, the Ooni of…